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More than 6 Placements
Overall Total
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
Total
%
State
1710
88.09%
195
10.04%
28
1.44%
8
0.41%
1941
Adams County
34
77.27%
10
22.72%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
44
Ainsworth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Albion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Alliance
11
91.66%
1
8.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Antelope County
16
88.88%
2
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
18
Arthur County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Auburn
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Banner County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Beatrice
36
97.29%
1
2.70%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
37
Bellevue
188
87.03%
20
9.25%
6
2.77%
2
0.92%
216
Blaine County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Blair
20
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
20
Boone County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Box Butte County
24
96.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
4.00%
25
Boyd County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Bridgeport
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Broken Bow
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Brown County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Buffalo County
51
89.47%
6
10.52%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
57
Burt County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Butler County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Cass County
7
87.50%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Cedar County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Center
12
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Central
248
88.88%
31
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
279
Chadron
25
92.59%
2
7.40%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
27
Chase County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Cherry County
4
66.66%
2
33.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Cheyenne County
11
91.66%
0
0.00%
1
8.33%
0
0.00%
12
Clay Center
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Clay County
13
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Colfax County
10
90.90%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Columbus
46
92.00%
2
4.00%
2
4.00%
0
0.00%
50
Cozad
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Crete
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cuming County
7
77.77%
0
0.00%
2
22.22%
0
0.00%
9
Custer County
21
77.77%
6
22.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
27
Dakota City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dakota County
15
88.23%
1
5.88%
1
5.88%
0
0.00%
17
David City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dawes County
11
73.33%
3
20.00%
1
6.66%
0
0.00%
15
Dawson County
39
82.97%
7
14.89%
1
2.12%
0
0.00%
47
Deuel County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Dixon County
11
91.66%
1
8.33%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Dodge County
84
95.45%
3
3.40%
1
1.13%
0
0.00%
88
Douglas County
457
82.64%
83
15.00%
9
1.62%
4
0.72%
553
Dundy County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Eastern
581
84.32%
90
13.06%
13
1.88%
5
0.72%
689
Fairbury
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Falls City
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fillmore County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Franklin County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Fremont
75
90.36%
6
7.22%
2
2.40%
0
0.00%
83
Frontier County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Furnas County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Gage County
12
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Garden County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Garfield County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Geneva
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gering
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Gosper County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Grand Island
73
83.90%
14
16.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
87
Grant County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Greeley County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Hall County
62
92.53%
5
7.46%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
67
Hamilton County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Harlan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hastings
50
83.33%
10
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
60
Hayes County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hebron
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Hitchcock County
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Holdrege
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Holt County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Hooker County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Howard County
12
92.30%
1
7.69%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Imperial
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Jefferson County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
Johnson County
3
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
3
Judicial District 1
44
97.77%
1
2.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
45
Judicial District 2
144
91.13%
9
5.69%
3
1.89%
2
1.26%
158
Judicial District 3
229
90.51%
23
9.09%
1
0.39%
0
0.00%
253
Judicial District 4
457
82.64%
83
15.00%
9
1.62%
4
0.72%
553
Judicial District 5
130
90.90%
9
6.29%
4
2.79%
0
0.00%
143
Judicial District 6
135
92.46%
8
5.47%
3
2.05%
0
0.00%
146
Judicial District 7
88
87.12%
9
8.91%
4
3.96%
0
0.00%
101
Judicial District 8
46
83.63%
9
16.36%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
55
Judicial District 9
113
91.12%
11
8.87%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
124
Judicial District 10
92
89.32%
11
10.67%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
103
Judicial District 11
128
88.88%
13
9.02%
2
1.38%
1
0.69%
144
Judicial District 12
104
89.65%
9
7.75%
2
1.72%
1
0.86%
116
Kearney
94
94.94%
5
5.05%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
99
Kearney County
12
92.30%
1
7.69%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
13
Keith County
16
94.11%
1
5.88%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
17
Keya Paha County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Kimball County
4
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
4
Knox County
7
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Lancaster County
229
90.51%
23
9.09%
1
0.39%
0
0.00%
253
Lavista
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Lexington
41
87.23%
5
10.63%
1
2.12%
0
0.00%
47
Lincoln
242
91.32%
22
8.30%
0
0.00%
1
0.37%
265
Lincoln County
54
91.52%
4
6.77%
1
1.69%
0
0.00%
59
Logan County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Loup County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Macy
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Madison County
47
87.03%
6
11.11%
1
1.85%
0
0.00%
54
McCook
17
89.47%
1
5.26%
0
0.00%
1
5.26%
19
McPherson County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Merrick County
9
81.81%
1
9.09%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
11
Morrill County
1
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
1
Nance County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nebraska City
26
92.85%
2
7.14%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
28
Neligh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Nemaha County
6
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
6
Niobrara
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Norfolk
70
87.50%
9
11.25%
1
1.25%
0
0.00%
80
North Platte
58
93.54%
3
4.83%
1
1.61%
0
0.00%
62
Northern
328
89.13%
29
7.88%
11
2.98%
0
0.00%
368
Nuckolls County
5
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
5
O' Neill
16
94.11%
1
5.88%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
17
Ogallala
10
90.90%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Omaha
389
82.94%
70
14.92%
7
1.49%
3
0.63%
469
Omaha Tribe - Nebr
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Ord
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Otoe County
7
87.50%
1
12.50%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Papillion
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pawnee County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pender
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Perkins County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Phelps County
22
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
22
Pierce
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Pierce County
6
85.71%
1
14.28%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
7
Platte County
29
90.62%
1
3.12%
2
6.25%
0
0.00%
32
Plattsmouth
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Polk County
13
86.66%
1
6.66%
1
6.66%
0
0.00%
15
Red Willow County
5
71.42%
1
14.28%
0
0.00%
1
14.28%
7
Richardson County
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Rock County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Rushville
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Saline County
8
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
8
Santee Tribe - Nebr
2
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
2
Sarpy County
130
91.54%
7
4.92%
3
2.11%
2
1.40%
142
Saunders County
10
83.33%
2
16.66%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
12
Scotts Bluff County
40
88.88%
5
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
45
Scottsbluff
49
85.96%
5
8.77%
2
3.50%
1
1.75%
57
Seward
21
77.77%
6
22.22%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
27
Seward County
10
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Sheridan County
10
90.90%
1
9.09%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
11
Sherman County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Sidney
20
100.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
20
Sioux County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
South Sioux City
34
82.92%
3
7.31%
4
9.75%
0
0.00%
41
Southeast
304
92.12%
25
7.57%
0
0.00%
1
0.30%
330
Stanton County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
State - Judicial District
1710
88.09%
195
10.04%
28
1.44%
8
0.41%
1941
Tecumseh
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Tekamah
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thayer County
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Thomas County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Thurston County
17
89.47%
2
10.52%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
19
Valentine
9
90.00%
1
10.00%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
10
Valley County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wahoo
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Walthill
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Washington County
7
77.77%
1
11.11%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
9
Wayne
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Wayne County
5
83.33%
0
0.00%
1
16.66%
0
0.00%
6
Webster County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
West Point
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Western
231
90.58%
18
7.05%
4
1.56%
2
0.78%
255
Wheeler County
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Winnebago
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
Winnebago Tribe - Nebr
8
88.88%
1
11.11%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
9
York
50
90.90%
3
5.45%
2
3.63%
0
0.00%
55
York County
35
92.10%
3
7.89%
0
0.00%
0
0.00%
38